Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc announced that employees at the Company's Endako Mine located 120 miles northwest of Prince George, British Columbia have received union certification.

Voting took place on May 26th and 28th 2010, with voter turnout of approximately 90%. Of the 231 eligible employees who voted, 127 voted in favor of representation by the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Local 1-424 and 104 voted against. On July 22nd 2010, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board certified the Union to represent the employees in the mine, milling and maintenance departments. The Mine expects to receive a notice to bargain in the near future.

Mr Bill Mracek VP & GM of the Endako Mine stated that "The Endako management team looks forward to meeting with the union and bargaining in good faith to reach a collective agreement to continue to operate the Mine in the same way it has since the Mine was last unionized in the 1980's, namely in a fair, flexible and cost-effective manner."